Bolton West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bolton West is Phil Brickell (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Phil Brickell took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,363 votes (38.9%), ahead of Chris Green (Conservative) on 12,418. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.5% (44,598 of 74,933); the winning margin was 4,945 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Bolton West sold for a median £232,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 66% on £140,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £240,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 177th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,319 recorded sales.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.8 points. The economically inactive share was 19.4%.
Bolton West had an estimated population of 102,636 in mid-2024, against 95,445 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 20,153; people aged 65 and over, 20,366.
Residents of Bolton West earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,375 for workplace jobs and £39,465 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £36,341. The residents' figure ranks 257th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,095 business sites were registered in Bolton West in March 2026 (3,980 a year before), and employed 42,000 people in 2024.
5,198 children in Bolton West were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 25.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 22.5% in 2024/25, from 21.3% in 2021/22.
2,230 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,100.
At the 2021 Census there were 41,253 households and 1,267.7 residents per square kilometre; 28.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Phil Brickell, Labour
- MP for Bolton West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Phil Brickell on this site
In Parliament
What Phil Brickell said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 September 2026 to 20 October 2026). Hansard search returns 273 spoken contributions by Phil Brickell since 4 July 2024.
I welcome that intervention from my hon. Friend, and he is absolutely right to talk about kangaroo courts in Hong Kong and to say that UK lawmakers should not be complicit in supporting them.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. First, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing this critical debate. He has been a champion in pursuing long overdue reform to the upper Chamber.
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Councils across the country are spending millions of pounds on single-occupancy taxis for SEND transport, while ageing minibus fleets go unreplaced.
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The wording of the motion in the name of the Leader of the Opposition “calls on the Government to cut public spending in order to abolish Inheritance Tax on family homes, farms and businesses.” That is abolition without conditions, without qualification, without any taper …
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If the domestic production of gas is so fantastic for the UK economy, why did successive Conservative Governments massively constrain the amount of gas that can be stored in this country to prevent the huge fluctuations in price that we see?
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Brickell | Labour | 17,363 | 38.9% | +3.7 |
| Chris Green | Conservative | 12,418 | 27.8% | −28.7 |
| Dylan Evans | Reform UK | 8,517 | 19.1% | +18.3 |
| Vicki Attenborough | Green Party | 4,132 | 9.3% | +7.5 |
| Donald Mcintosh | Liberal Democrat | 1,966 | 4.4% | −1.2 |
| Patrick McGrath | English Democrats | 202 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 38.9% | Conservative 27.8% | 4,945 | 59.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.5% | Labour 35.3% | 10,619 | 69.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bolton West lies within Bolton.
- Bolton E08000001
Who has power over Bolton West
Every body that makes decisions for Bolton West, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bolton West this page: Phil Brickell (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bolton West?
UK Parliament lists Phil Brickell, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bolton West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bolton West?
Phil Brickell (Labour) won with 17,363 votes, a majority of 4,945, on a turnout of 59.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bolton West?
3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,230 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bolton West?
The median price paid was £232,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bolton West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,465 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bolton West live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,198 (25.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bolton West?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,636 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.